Bethany Caruso
Biographic Data
| ID | 7506848 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bethany Caruso |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bethany |
| FAMILY NAME | Caruso |
| SIGNATURE | CARUSO B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Emory University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Assessing Women’s Negative Sanitation Experiences and Concerns
Lack of access to acceptable sanitation facilities can expose individuals, particularly women, to physical, social, and mental health risks. While some of the challenges have been documented, standard metrics are needed to determine the extent to which women have urination- and defecation-related concerns and negative experiences. Such metrics also are needed to assess the effectiveness of interventions to mitigate them. We developed a sanitation…
Menstrual hygiene management among adolescent schoolgirls in low- and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: A lack of adequate guidance on menstrual management; water, disposal, and private changing facilities; and sanitary hygiene materials in low- and middle-income countries leaves schoolgirls with limited options for healthy personal hygiene during monthly menses. While a plethora of observational studies have described how menstrual hygiene management (MHM) barriers in school impact girls' dignity, well-being, and engagement in school a…
Partner Incarceration and African-American Women’s Sexual Relationships and Risk
Factors Associated With Pupil Toilet Use in Kenyan Primary Schools
The purpose of this study was to quantify how school sanitation conditions are associated with pupils' use of sanitation facilities. We conducted a longitudinal assessment in 60 primary schools in Nyanza Province, Kenya, using structured observations to measure facility conditions and pupils' use at specific facilities. We used multivariable mixed regression models to characterize how pupil to toilet ratio was associated with toilet use at the sc…
Maternal behavior and experience, care access, and agency as determinants of child diarrhea in Bolivia
High levels of agency have a significant protective effect even when controlling for other factors. Increasing maternal agency could have a positive impact on child health in Bolivia, and future work should aim to understand what accounts for different levels of agency and how it may be strengthened
Maternal behavior and experience, care access, and agency as determinants of child diarrhea in Bolivia
High levels of agency have a significant protective effect even when controlling for other factors. Increasing maternal agency could have a positive impact on child health in Bolivia, and future work should aim to understand what accounts for different levels of agency and how it may be strengthened
Factors Associated With Pupil Toilet Use in Kenyan Primary Schools
The purpose of this study was to quantify how school sanitation conditions are associated with pupils' use of sanitation facilities. We conducted a longitudinal assessment in 60 primary schools in Nyanza Province, Kenya, using structured observations to measure facility conditions and pupils' use at specific facilities. We used multivariable mixed regression models to characterize how pupil to toilet ratio was associated with toilet use at the sc…
Partner Incarceration and African-American Women’s Sexual Relationships and Risk
Menstrual hygiene management among adolescent schoolgirls in low- and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: A lack of adequate guidance on menstrual management; water, disposal, and private changing facilities; and sanitary hygiene materials in low- and middle-income countries leaves schoolgirls with limited options for healthy personal hygiene during monthly menses. While a plethora of observational studies have described how menstrual hygiene management (MHM) barriers in school impact girls' dignity, well-being, and engagement in school a…
Assessing Women’s Negative Sanitation Experiences and Concerns
Lack of access to acceptable sanitation facilities can expose individuals, particularly women, to physical, social, and mental health risks. While some of the challenges have been documented, standard metrics are needed to determine the extent to which women have urination- and defecation-related concerns and negative experiences. Such metrics also are needed to assess the effectiveness of interventions to mitigate them. We developed a sanitation…
Medicine (5 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (2 works)